CUA51520 Diploma of Dance (Elite Performance)*
CUA50220 Diploma of Musical Theatre *
CUA40320 Certificate IV in Dance Teaching and Management *
CUA40120 Certificate IV in Dance*
Elite Dancers Course
Part Time Industry Course
*These qualifications are offered in partnership with Australian Teachers of Dancing (RTO# 31624)
Course Details
CUA51520 Diploma in Dance (Elite Performance) - 2 years
This course is designed for the dancer that wants to take it to the next level. Building on the Cert IV in Dance, the Diploma of Dance (Elite Performance) offers an in depth look at the advanced skills required to make it in the industry as a professional. With additional classes designed to hone the finer points of dancing, we offer a course that is as much about technique and discipline as it is about body conditioning and wellbeing. With expert tuition from industry professionals, the Diploma is the course with it all. Acceptance for the Diploma are by audition only and is dependent on successful enrolments.
CUA50220 Diploma of Musical Theatre – 2 years
With eighteen professional shows under her belt, few know Musical Theatre to the extent that Kelly Aykers does. Kelly has combined her practical knowledge with her time spent on audition and casting panels to curate a course perfect for a life on stage. Putting the ‘triple’ into Triple Threat, students will combine all the rigor and technicality of the Elite Dancer’s Course with extensive classes in singing, acting and stagecraft. As a comprehensive and exhilarating pre-cursor to life on stage, this is your chance to study the dream to make it a reality.
CUA40320 Certificate IV Dance Teaching and Management – 1 year
Talent aside, the key factor to a successful career in dance is longevity. The Dance Teaching and Management course is perfect for the career minded that want to live a life of dance. This course combines the comprehensive dance training and body awareness of the Elite course with the skills to understand and pass on that knowledge. Featuring invaluable
practical training throughout the year in conjunction with Studio 1 Performing Arts, Dance teaching and Management provides all you need to know for a long and successful career in the profession you love.
CUA40120 Certificate IV in Dance – 1 year
Tailored to the student to whom dance is everything, the CUA40120 Certificate IV in Dance is the perfect prelude to pursuing a lifetime in dance. This is a Nationally Recognised Course and also stands as the first year of study for our CUA50120 Diploma of Dance (Elite Performance).
This course offers a variety of style and experience not found in any other course and, whether you are a dedicated student who wants to focus their technique, or a dancer who just wants to have it all, the CUA40120 Certificate IV in Dance is the perfect place to start.
Elite Dancer’s Course
Kelly Aykers Full Time Dance This course is pure dance. Tailored to the dancer who just won’t stop, this physical, highly structured course will give today’s dancer the understanding and stamina to lift their game to the next level. With additional classes designed to hone the finer points of dancing, Kelly offers a course that is as much about technique and discipline as it is about body conditioning and well being. Ideally suited to the company performer, the Elite Dancer’s Course is the ultimate for those to whom dance is everything.
Part Time Industry Course
This course is the most obvious part time option available as it is the only one that allows you the flexibility to dance not only the way you want but more importantly, when you want it. Rather than lock dancers into specific days and times, they are free to choose their hours from anywhere in our full-time calendar allowing each dancer to shape their own journey to suit their needs. Perfect for post graduates and the pro dancers that are trying to stay ‘audition fit’, the Part Time Industry Course allows students to continue their training, make valuable connections and learn new skills while juggling the commitments of work, study, teaching and professional dance.
Subjects
Commercial Jazz, Broadway Jazz, Classical, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Tap, Street Tap, Acrobatics, Pilates, Weight Training and Conditioning, Singing, Acting, Small Business Management, Safe Dance, First Aid, Theatre Make Up and Hairstyles
Teachers
Kelly Aykers, Sue Ellen Shook, Phill Haddad, Petros Treklis, Gerard Pigg, Tash Crichton, Stephen Valeri, Robert Shook, Anthony Pepe, Josephine Magliolo, Connor Micallef, Rachael Peters, Kate Gloufchis and more!
Auditions
1st Group Audition – Sunday 7th June 2026
Following the group audition, Kelly Aykers is also personally conducting private auditions by appointment – contact us to reserve your place.
Interstate and International students welcome – video auditions also available - contact us for details!